The north wind raged across the white-mottled grasslands, and the low tents seemed to lie on the ground. The old royal palace on the hill of Jinshan is very stable, with warm charcoal fires, brightly colored tiger skins, and decorations with the minions of some wild beasts.

The fortie-year-old Falcon, wearing a mink warm hat, looked a little thin and his face was a little pale. After the split of the Badbeard, the body of the Creeping Falcon has not been very good.

Winter was originally the idle season, but for a while, the nobles of the Jinshan Khan Court had been discussing the war in the Pusha Kingdom in the Western Regions. He was very concerned about the young Tang Emperor. He asked Yu Siwen, who fled from Guanzhong to the grassland, "What kind of person is Wang Rong?"

Yu Siwen looked back at the ministers standing on both sides, and said cautiously, "This person is a martial artist, less than thirty years old, ambitious, and reckless. Ever since they heard his name, they have been at war."

He asked again, "In the battle of Pusha Kingdom in the Western Regions, can Wang Rong win against the men and horses of Kang Ju and Di Suwen?"

Yu Siwen muttered, "In the opinion of the minister, it is difficult according to common sense. The Tang State Forbidden Army is the Yongguo Forbidden Army with a different name, from the generals to the soldiers, they are all the same people, and their combat power is strong, but they are not stronger than the Iron Cavalry. Mainly because they have few people this time, the forbidden army has only more than 50,000 people in total, and the cavalry is estimated to be 10,000 to 20,000; In addition, there are more than 50,000 so-called guards, who are considered to be village warriors, and their defense is still usable, but they have no power in field warfare.

With such a troop arrangement, there are too few cavalry, more than enough defense, and insufficient attack power. However, the Central Plains has been in war for many years, and the Tang State has conquered the states, which has cost a lot of money, although the Central Plains is vast and has many people, they also have many internal problems, and the Tang State can really use not much money and food. If Wang Rong wants to repeat his old skills and overhaul the fortifications in the border barbarian land, it will inevitably waste the national strength.

If this is the case, the Pusha Army and the Tang Army will both lose and lose in the Western Regions, and even if the Pusha Army is defeated in the end, it will be beneficial and harmless to us."

After hearing this, the servants nodded frequently, and the ministers on both sides also seconded it. After a split, the country was purged of a lot of people, and among the people who followed him, Yu Siwen was undoubtedly an important figure in this group, and everyone now supported Yu Siwen, but they felt more and more that this person was not shallow.

Yu Siwen said: "Today, all ethnic groups are rising in turn, and even Pusha's soldiers are faintly vying for status. But the big trouble is still the Tang Kingdom, and as long as it can weaken the Tang Kingdom, it will be beneficial to me."

"For today's plan, the only way to do this is to sit back and wait for the good news to be played."

At this time in Chang'an City, the festival atmosphere has been rising since the Laba Festival, and the roofs of countless houses have been covered with snow. But it's still warm inside.

The red lanterns hung in the West Warm Pavilion of the Liangyi Hall add more color to the gorgeous palace room, which is the queen's daily office, and there is a yellow curtain in front of the royal couch on the north side. Zhang Pu felt that he was a woman, and the ministers were all bearded eyebrows, and there was a difference between men and women, so he hung down a curtain to cover his throne.

From the inside, she could dimly see who was standing outside, but she couldn't see it clearly; Below are the Yasukuni Gong Meng Song, as well as some officials of the Craftsman's Academy and the Ministry of War. But this feeling of smoke and fog, she thinks it's good.

Zhang Pu came out to take care of the government, and the fat powder was finely applied on his face, because the skin was white and smooth, and the carmine red lining of the red lips was very delicate. If it's not fair skin, the red color is not so glamorous.

Zhang Puping, who is less than 30 years old, cherishes her appearance very much, with a little fat powder, and gorgeous phoenix crown decoration, she is now the most beautiful woman in the world.

Zhang Pu's red lips opened lightly, and he said, "It's cold and snowy outside, and the Holy Lord and the soldiers of the forbidden army are still fighting hard in the wilderness, so you must do what the Holy Lord decrees with your heart."

The queen was talking about equipping the river division with artillery.

The officials of the military department and the officials of the craftsman's house bowed together, "The ministers obey the order."

Meng Song can't control these things now, but as a meritorious nobleman of the Tang Kingdom, he has the qualifications to admonish at any time, so he should bow and say: "Empress, as far as the minister knows, the Jing Navy wants to load the newly cast bronze cannon on the battleship, but there is a lot of trouble in testing the cannon. I'm afraid it's very problematic if the boats are thinner and poorer."

A civil servant immediately retorted, "Yes

If you have a problem, you have to find a way. If we don't want to find a way, do we still have to worry about the queen?"

Another civil official also said, "The minister heard that the queen went to the Sanqing Hall every day to pray for the blessing of the saints, and the wind and snow were unhindered and never stopped. After the people of the world are fortunate to have such a benevolent and virtuous mother, the minister asks the queen to take care of the phoenix body!"

When Meng Song heard such nonsense, he didn't know what to say, but just stared at the civil officials with great disdain. Meng Song's eyes were round and big, known as Meng Song's eyes, and everyone looked at him sideways.

At this time, the queen, who was sitting in the curtain, spoke, "The saint has been fighting for many years and knows weapons, and he said that if he can fire cannons on the ship, he should be able to do it, so you should think of a way." Of course, I hope every day that the Holy God can return to the court victoriously as soon as possible, and that the Holy God will govern martial arts and cultivate the government of benevolence and virtue, and God will bless him."

After summoning the ministers to finish talking about political affairs, Meng Song and the officials thanked him and retreated.

Now he has nothing to do, and his military position is in the Dadu Governor's Mansion, but he doesn't have to worry about any specific things, that is, he enters the palace to take a look when he is summoned to the court. Immediately, he walked out of the imperial city through the side gate of Suzaku Gate.

Outside the imperial city, there is a snow scene in the capital, the snow on the trees is like a flower, but the scenery is better than autumn.

In the cold weather, the streets of Chang'an City are still bustling. The war of the dynasty is still continuing, but it is getting farther and farther away from the hinterland, and during the war, Chang'an City does not have to be under martial law at all.

Meng Song rode south along Suzaku Street, looking at the world, and agreed with one of the views of the founding prince Lang Zeqing. That is a profession that is richer and more promising, even if it is a martial artist, you can have a status and be respected. Because the world is originally utilitarian, studying is high because you can be an official and have a good future.

The world is becoming more and more peaceful, and if the martial arts are useless, they will definitely have a lower status if they reduce military spending.

Meng Song did not go on the expedition this time, but he has been paying attention to the progress of the Western Regions. Meng Song has seen Wang Rong's rich experience and various means of using soldiers, he is also a general of the forbidden army, he knows the combat power of the forbidden army very well, and he is still very confident in Wang Rong's personal leadership of the elite soldiers, at least he can be undefeated. But he still didn't dare to judge the outcome of the war in the Western Regions, and the battle array was already changing rapidly!

Most of the forbidden army is also in Chang'an City, as long as you approach the city head and the military camp, you can also find that the soldiers are all talking about the battle of the Western Regions.

And now, I heard that the army at the front has built a city on the shore of the Puchang Sea.

In the middle of the month, the troops of the Pusha Kingdom and the Buck Beard Coalition Army continued to march in the direction of the Tang Army's attack, and they had reached Yuanqu.

Among the troops in the brigade are mainly Pusha soldiers, Qianghu people, and Hosa soldiers, but there are also a small number of Xuanhe soldiers, which can really be regarded as a combined army.

The people of the Xuanxi are making soy sauce, but they will send the frontline situation back to Weizang to the nobles as soon as possible, and at this time, the nobles of the Weizang tribe are also restless, keeping an eye on the progress of the Western Regions. This battle seems to be a war of Pusha's soldiers, but it is bound to affect the whole West.

In fact, the nobles of the tribes and sects were also very dissatisfied with the Pusha soldiers, because the tribes of the Pusha Kingdom near Hexi relied on Khotan as their backup and did many bad things. However, in contrast, the huge national power of the Central Plains Dynasty made them even more worried about subversive changes. The aristocracy wanted to maintain the status quo and keep their vested territory and gains.

Therefore, on the one hand, they set up a post house in Dunhuang to exchange relations with Tang officials, and on the other hand, they hoped that the Tang army would be defeated!

The Wizard even burned the corpses in the army and cursed the Tang *** team with a spell to suffer a disaster! This made Pusha's soldiers very dissatisfied, and they had to scold the Hosa people for being "demon cultists".

The coalition forces have been in Yuanqu for many days, and now the upper echelons seem to be more confused. They were reluctant to attack the fortifications built by the Tang people. This is the most troublesome thing for the nomadic army, and even the half-herding and half-farming army is not good at attacking fortifications.

Kang Ju is obviously also in a hurry, and in the land of Pusha in the Western Regions, it is difficult to hold on to the grain and grass of hundreds of thousands of people for a long time.

After the New Year in Yuanqu, in the first month, a good news broke the stiff atmosphere: the Tang army's fortress had just been repaired a general fortification, and a large number of men and horses had left the fortress and marched west along the Kunqi River!

Kang Ju's face was about to laugh.

He immediately met with the general of the Qiangqi Army, Di Suwen, and decided to immediately pull out the camp and march to the lieutenant plow.

Kang Juzhi said: "The Tang army is not familiar with the terrain, even if there are guides, they do not dare to run around the ravines at will. They must have attacked Yuli along the Kunqi River."

Di Suwen thought it was kind and said, "The people of the Central Plains like to build camps along the river, and the three attacks on the grassland have all been like this. Seeing that the ice melts after spring, they can still rely on the river as a water supply channel!"

Kang Ju was much older than Di Suwen, but his emotions were even more excited, and he said, "The Tang army does not march along the Kunqi River, I have eaten the horse whip in my hand!"

The two immediately agreed that the army would rush to Yuli in advance to set up a formation, and when the Tang army came to attack the city, they would back the city to form a decisive battle! Even if it is the Pusha Kingdom and the Bearded People, it is also a good thing to have a city certificate, and the foot riders can get the food, grass and various supplies in the city.

But when the group of people and horses on the Kang Ju side were about to arrive at Yuli, they suddenly heard that the Tang army was about to arrive at Yuli, and for some reason, there was a sudden movement to withdraw the army. The forward cavalry has retreated, and the rear flank of twenty or thirty thousand troops (which should be the Xiangyong rear army) is also retreating!

Kang Ju scolded: "It's not good, Tang Jun wants to run!"

Di Suwen also muttered, "Could it be that the Tang army's dispatch at this time is a feint, trying to attract our army to come and delay time?"

After hearing this, Kang Ju's brows furrowed together, and he said uncertainly, "A plan to lure the enemy? You want to lure us to the siege?"

He rode on his horse and looked at the road ahead, and immediately said, "Wait until I ask Tang Jun where he has gone. If it is close to Weili and the way back, we will take the cavalry first, catch up with the Tang army, and force it to line up on the spot for defense. When the follow-up army follows up, we will be able to catch a large group of Tang soldiers!"